16.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
practicegratitude（感激）every day.The following three steps can help you start feeling more grateful, andappreciative of the good things in your life:
Notice the Good Things in Your Life36 Pay attention to the small everyday detailsof your life-nature, people,community, shelter, creature comforts like a warmbed or a good meal. And then start a gratitude journal. Making a commitment towriting down good things each day makes it more likely that we will notice goodthings as they happen.
Enjoy the Feeling of Gratitude
There are moments when you naturally, rightthen and there, feel filled with gratitude.These are moments when you say toyourself, "Oh, wow, this isamazing! "or "How great is this!"Pause.____37 Let it sink in. Enjoy your blessings in the moment theyhappen.
Express Gratitude
Expressing gratitude is more than beingpolite. 38_ ___Show your appreciation to someone who really did something nice.Say: "It was really kind of youto…,” "You did me a big favorwhen...," or "Thank you forbeing there when...". 39 Holdthe door open for the person behind you, even if it means waiting a littlelonger than you normally would.True gratitude doesn't leave you feeling likeyou owe other people something-after all, if you've done someone a favor, you probably don't want the personto feel like you expect something back in return. 40 .
A. It's about showing your heartfelt appreciation.
B. Notice and absorb thatfeeling of true gratitude.
C. You can also express gratitude by doing akindness.
D. It's all about feeling good and creating a cycle of good.
E. Startto notice and identify the things you are grateful for.
F. Help someone withoutletting the person find out it was you.
G. It's amazing what you notice when youfocus on feeling grateful.
E B A C D
36.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段的小标题“Notice the Good Things in Your Life”意思是留意生活中的美好事物，和E选项“Start to notice and identify the things you are grateful for.”开始留意和发现那些值得你去感谢的事物意思相同，所以选E。37.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的一句“Let it sink in”和B选项中的“absorb that feeling”的意思相同，所以选B。38.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的“Show your appreciation”和A项中的“showing your heartfelt appreciation”意思相同，而且用词相同，所以选A。39.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的一句通过为你后面的人开门这件事情为例子，说明如何用行动向别人表达感激，是对C项“by doing a kindness”的具体说明，所以此处选C。40.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线前面一句的意思是：当你帮助别人的时候，你并不希望对方觉得你想要得到他的回报，与D项的意思构成逻辑上的对比，所以选D。
36.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段的小标题“Notice the Good Things in Your Life”意思是留意生活中的美好事物，和E选项“Start to notice and identify the things you are grateful for.”开始留意和发现那些值得你去感谢的事物意思相同，所以选E。37.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的一句“Let it sink in”和B选项中的“absorb that feeling”的意思相同，所以选B。38.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的“Show your appreciation”和A项中的“showing your heartfelt appreciation”意思相同，而且用词相同，所以选A。39.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线后面的一句通过为你后面的人开门这件事情为例子，说明如何用行动向别人表达感激，是对C项“by doing a kindness”的具体说明，所以此处选C。40.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。横线前面一句的意思是：当你帮助别人的时候，你并不希望对方觉得你想要得到他的回报，与D项的意思构成逻辑上的对比，所以选D。
36.没有发现上下文的词意复现而误选其他选项。37.没有发现上下文的词意复现而误选其他选项。38.没有发现上下文的词意复现而误选其他选项。39.没有发现上下文的逻辑关系而误选其他选项。40.没有发现上下文的逻辑关系而误选其他选项。